Not sure what to get your sci-fi-loving, gadget-obsessed, comic-book-addicted friends? From books to Blu-ray to clothes, we've got some ideas for the nerd in your life.

Not sure what to get your sci-fi-loving, gadget-obsessed, comic-book-addicted friends? From books to Blu-ray to clothes, we've got some ideas for the nerd in your life.

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Star Wars AT-AT

Star Wars AT-AT

$100

Star Wars fans don't need pets. What they do need is this AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport), which, at 2 feet tall and almost 2.5 feet long, is about as big as a dog. The toy is equipped with LED lights and sound effects, rotating chain guns, a zipline from the belly, two repelling platforms, articulated legs, a popout speeder bike and two firing projectiles. It opens on both sides and stores up to 20 action figures. What better way to teach a nerd responsibility? Buy it here.

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Back to the Future Trilogy Blu-ray

Back to the Future Trilogy Blu-ray

$48

Grab this trilogy—just released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first Back to the Future film—and insist you watch it along with your obsessed friend. Afterward, discuss the intricacies of time travel and pull up Saturday Night Live's epic, we-wish-they-had-actually-happened screen tests for the film.

Star Wars AT-AT

$100

Star Wars fans don't need pets. What they do need is this AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport), which, at 2 feet tall and almost 2.5 feet long, is about as big as a dog. The toy is equipped with LED lights and sound effects, rotating chain guns, a zipline from the belly, two repelling platforms, articulated legs, a popout speeder bike and two firing projectiles. It opens on both sides and stores up to 20 action figures. What better way to teach a nerd responsibility? Buy it here.

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Back to the Future Trilogy Blu-ray

$48

Grab this trilogy—just released to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first Back to the Future film—and insist you watch it along with your obsessed friend. Afterward, discuss the intricacies of time travel and pull up Saturday Night Live's epic, we-wish-they-had-actually-happened screen tests for the film.

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Tron Lightsuit

$1000

It's no Tron Guy costume, but if you have $1000 to spare, you can buy your favorite grid-aholic this replica Tron: Legacy motorcycle suit. The leather and body-armor outfit doesn't actually light up, but it is equipped with reflective accents and a light disc—and, most importantly, it looks badass.

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Lost Encyclopedia

$26

If you and your friends are like us, you loved Lost—and still haven't recovered from its epic finale. The Lost Encyclopedia—with over 1500 images, including a close-up of Claire Littleton's horrifying squirrel baby—will serve as both a great coffee-table book and a handy reference guide for fans who want to argue the finer points of Daniel Faraday's theory of time travel.

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Alien Anthology

$150

Any sci-fi fan would want this anthology, which features all four films with audio commentary from Ridley Scott and James Cameron, deleted and extended scenes and behind-the-scenes featurettes, for his collection. As a bonus, that egg makes a really cool dinner-table centerpiece.

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Rusty Headphone Hoodies

$50 to $135

For every hidden MP3 pocket and headphone sleeve trick, there is a tangled cord or sore ear (from yanking said cord). Where's the better MP3-embedded clothing design? HB3 Technology and Rusty think they have it solved with their new Active Wired series of hoodies. The hoods come in all kinds—winter jacket, casual sweatshirt, rain jacket and button-up fleece—and have the earbuds conveniently doubling as drawstrings for the hoods. Is it nerdy? Oh, yes. But hidden enough that even the cool kids could get away with it.

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Bumblebee Transformer

$60

The only thing this robot in disguise can't do is blow up things, Michael Bay–style. Battle Ops Bumblebee has two modes: Battle—which features popout missile launchers and a light-up plasma cannon—and Guardian, which has lights and authentic engine sounds. Buy this Autobot for your geekiest friend—and a Decepticon for yourself.

This cinematic love letter to classic 8-bit video games would by itself impress any nerd you know. But adding in the awesome extras—which include four audio commentaries, a trivia track, 21 deleted scenes, a blooper reel, music and making-of featurettes, 10 photo galleries, preproduction footage and more—makes this epic of epic epicness a must-have for your favorite video-game and/or comic-book addict.

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Yak Leather Sneakers

$195

These shoes are the Vans of the running world. They're made for a sport—running, in this case—but you'll want them for comfortable, stylish everyday wear. Oh, and they're made of Yak leather. They're sustainable (since your shoes are made in China anyway, they might as well be made of local materials) and exotic. There's some shoe cocktail conversation for ya.

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Tron RC Lightcycle

$40

There are any number of Tron: Legacy toys you can buy this year, but nerds will be particularly fond of this remote-control lightcycle that can actually climb walls.